Makom is hiring; come and work with us! Read on to learn about our community and our current openings.
Organization Overview
Makom: Creative Downtown Judaism is an inclusive community fusing Jewish tradition and progressive values through spirituality, learning and culture. Makom inspires diverse participants to explore together how Judaism can meaningfully enrich our lives.
Makom Afterschool provides high-quality, pluralistic Jewish and Hebrew-language education in three neighbourhood public schools to students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 5. Children from the diversity of downtown Jewish families find their place in our warm and welcoming community.
In Makom ATID, Jewish pre-teens and teens discover the wisdom Judaism holds for their maturing minds and bodies in today’s world. Students in Grades 6-8 gather twice a week for nuanced, pluralistic Jewish learning; Hebrew conversation and literacy; and hanging out with their peers.
We are hiring for the following positions:
Hebrew and Jewish Studies Teacher
Openings Available:
Mon & Weds (Seaton Village)
Tues & Thurs (Kensington Market or Wychwood)
3-6pm
Location: Toronto, ON
We seek experienced, creative, and energetic teachers for Makom Afterschool.
Responsibilities:
- Teach classes twice (or four times) per week to children in JK/SK, grades 1-2, or grades 3-5
- Prepare lesson plans for 1½ hours per class
- Supervise recess and snack time
- Pick up students from their public-school classrooms
- Create and maintain a positive, welcoming and inclusive class community
- Teach Hebrew literacy and conversation following a set curriculum with space for individualized planning and approach
- Teach Hebrew through play-based and experiential modes of education
- Teach Jewish values, culture and traditions in a pluralistic and inclusive fashion
- Attend monthly staff meetings (paid) to plan and for pedagogical support
Qualifications:
- Hebrew and English fluency
- Expertise in one or several of the following: Early Childhood Education, teaching Hebrew as a second language, experiential or informal Jewish Education, differentiated classrooms, and classroom management
- Experience with classroom teaching, lesson planning, and pedagogy
- Background in Jewish studies and tradition
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Commitment to children’s social and emotional development
- Desire to grow and learn professionally
- Passion for working with children
- Reliable and responsible
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with experiential education methods
- Familiarity with child development and ability to apply it to lesson planning and instruction
- Training or experience in the Early Childhood setting
- Experience with differentiated classrooms, teaching multiple ages at once
All Makom Afterschool staff are required to take CPR training and pass a police Vulnerable Sector check, both of which will be paid for by Makom.
Salary
$35/hour teaching time plus paid preparation time.
Transportation duties before 3:30pm are paid at $30/hour.
To Apply
Please submit your current resume to afterschool@makomTO.org@makomto.org. For more information, please visit our website: https://makomfamilies.org/makom-afterschool/
Teaching Assistant
Mon & Weds (Seaton Village)
Tues & Thurs (Kensington Market or Wychwood)
3-6pm
Location: Toronto, ON
We are looking for creative, energetic and reliable teaching assistants for Makom Afterschool
Responsibilities:
- Assist twice (or four times) per week in a class of children in JK/SK, grades 1-2, or grades 3-5
- Support and maintain a positive, welcoming and inclusive class community and assist the Lead Teacher with classroom management
- Supervise recess and snack time
- Pick up students from their public-school classrooms
- Assist the Lead Teacher with teaching Hebrew literacy and conversation
- Assist the Lead Teacher with teaching Jewish values, culture and traditions in a pluralistic and inclusive fashion
- Assist the Lead Teacher with classroom set-up, clean-up and record keeping
- Assist the Lead Teacher with parent/teacher communications
- Attend monthly staff meetings (paid) to plan and for pedagogical support
Job Requirements:
- Hebrew proficiency; fluency preferred
- Background in Jewish studies and tradition
- Experience with classroom teaching, camp counselling or youth work
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Commitment to children’s social and emotional development
- Desire to grow and learn professionally
- Passion for working with children
- Reliability and responsibility
All Makom Afterschool staff are required to take CPR training and pass a police Vulnerable Sector check, both of which will be paid for by Makom.
Salary
$20/hour starting pay
To Apply
Please submit your current resume to afterschool@makomto.org.
For more information, please visit our website: https://makomfamilies.org/makom-afterschool/